A. 
All applications for service must be made in writing on a form provided by the Town. Applications for service must be made by the property owner or his agent or representative and will only be accepted for property located within the corporate limits of the Town of Hampstead, except for circumstances as defined in § 132-7C. All applicable fees must accompany the application.
[Amended 10-24-1995 by Ord. No. 280]
B. 
No contract for service will be entered into by the Town with any applicant until all arrears and charges due by the applicant at any premises now or heretofore owned or occupied by him shall have been paid or satisfactory arrangements made in regard thereto.
C. 
An accepted application by the Town shall constitute a contract between the Town and the applicant, obligating the applicant to pay the Town its rates as established or as may be established from time to time. The applicant also shall comply with the Town's rules and regulations.
D. 
Applications for service installations will be accepted, subject to there being an existing and adequate main in a street or right-of-way abutting the premises to be served. The contract shall in no way obligate the Town to extend its mains to service the premises under construction.
E. 
When a prospective customer has made application for a new service or has applied for reinstatement of an existing service, it is assumed that the piping and fixtures which the service will supply are in good order, and the Town will not be liable in any case for any accident, breaks or leakage arising in any way in connection with the supply of water or failure to supply the same or the freezing of water pipes or fixtures of the customer, nor for any damage to property which may result from the usage or nonusage of water supplied to the premises.
A. 
The following assessed charges shall be made for each connection to the Town's water system:
[Amended 4-9-2024 by Ord. No. 551]
Size of Service Line
(inches)
Charge
1 or 1 1/2
Cost of meter plus $400
2 and larger
Cost of meter plus 20%
B. 
In any instance in which any owner or developer of land shall extend any of the Town's water mains for the purpose of serving five or more dwellings or living units, a charge shall be made for all water service connections to such extended mains in the amount of $250 for each dwelling or living unit when such connection is made simultaneously with the installation of the main.
[Amended 4-9-2024 by Ord. No. 551]
C. 
Connection will be made upon proper application.
D. 
Between November 15 and March 15, the Town may, in its discretion, defer connections until weather and ground conditions will reasonably permit such connections.
E. 
The Town shall not be required to make any connection which it may deem not to be economically feasible or which may constitute an undue burden upon the Town's physical water plant or system.
F. 
The service connection from the main to the property line shall be installed at the expense of the owner. For this installation, the owner or applicant shall employ a competent registered utility contractor, satisfactory to the Town, to do the work and comply with national or prevailing plumbing codes in the area under the supervision of the Town. The owner or agent shall furnish and install the following equipment: a compression corporation stop one-inch minimum, service pipe one-inch minimum to the property line, compression curb stop one-inch minimum or meter pit with lid (at the determination of the Public Works Department), remote reading meter which shall be installed at the owner's or agent's expense. Materials and methods of construction shall be approved by the Town, and, if the service connection has not been installed in accordance with the Town's requirements, water service will not be turned on until such defects have been remedied. Title to all services from the main to the property, meters and meter installations is vested in, and the same shall at all times remain the property of, the Town, and such property shall not be trespassed upon or interfered with in any respect. This property shall be maintained by the Town and may be removed or changed by it at any time.
[Amended 4-9-2024 by Ord. No. 551]
G. 
(Reserved)[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection G, which listed the equipment to be installed by the Town and provided that the meter shall be installed at the expense of the customer, was repealed 4-9-2024 by Ord. No. 551.
H. 
The service pipe from the water main to the curb stop or meter pit shall be a minimum of one-inch inside diameter and shall be Type-K copper.
[Amended 4-9-2024 by Ord. No. 551]
I. 
Curb stops are not to be used by the customer or his agent for turning on or shutting off the water supply. The control of the water supply by the customer shall be by means of a separate stop located just inside the building wall. Curb stops are for the exclusive use of the Town.
J. 
The service pipe, from the property line to the premises, shall be installed at the expense of the owner or applicant. For this installation, the owner or applicant shall employ a competent registered plumber, who is licensed to work in the State of Maryland, to do the work and comply with national or prevailing plumbing codes in Carroll County, Maryland. The minimum cover shall be the same as that used from the main to the property line, however no less than three feet. The minimum size shall be determined by Carroll County, Maryland, plumbing codes. Materials and methods of construction shall be approved and inspected by Carroll County, Maryland, plumbing code. The service pipe between the curb stop and the premises and all piping and fixtures on or in the premises of the owner or applicant shall be maintained by said owner or applicant.
[Amended 4-9-2024 by Ord. No. 551]
K. 
In all future installations or reinstallations of service lines, only one premises will be supplied through one service pipe, which shall be under the control of one curb stop. Any violation of this chapter by any customer shall be deemed a violation by all customers involved, and the Town may take such action as could be taken against a single owner, except that such action shall not be taken until an innocent owner who is not in violation of the Town rules has been given a reasonable opportunity to attach his pipe to a separately controlled service connection.
L. 
In the event that any service line between the curb box and the meter is improperly maintained or is damaged, the Town shall have the right to discontinue service to such premises, upon written or verbal notice to the customer. Service shall not be restored until satisfactory repairs have been made.
[Amended 4-9-2024 by Ord. No. 551]
[Amended 10-24-1995 by Ord. No. 280]
A. 
All properties abutting a municipal water line shall connect into such line within 180 days following notification that said municipal water line is available for connection. Notification of such availability shall be made by the Town of Hampstead and shall be sent to the address of the owner of each property as shown on the tax rolls of the Town of Hampstead.
B. 
No unimproved property abutting any public utility of the Town of Hampstead shall be improved unless connection into all public utilities shall be provided for and effected prior to such improvement to the point where it may be utilized for the purpose intended.
C. 
Water service outside corporate limits.
[Amended 12-14-1999 by Ord. No. 326]
(1) 
It is the policy of the Town of Hampstead not to provide water service outside the corporate limits of the Town of Hampstead.
(2) 
Owners of property located outside the corporate limits of the Town of Hampstead may petition the Hampstead Town Council for an exception to the Town's policy not to provide water service outside the Town's corporate limits in order to enter into a limited and special contract for the provision of water service. In determining whether to grant an exception to the Town's policy, the Town Council shall consider the following factors:
(a) 
Whether granting the petition will serve the Town's interests. Determination of the best interests of the Town of Hampstead shall be the sole responsibility of the Town Council.
(b) 
Whether granting the petition will provide a vital improvement or enhancement of the water production or distribution system or will enhance the operation or efficiency of the water production or distribution system.
(c) 
Whether the Town has sufficient water capacity to service the property which is the subject of the petition.
(d) 
Environmental concerns.
(e) 
Aesthetic issues.
(f) 
Whether provision of water service to the property, without annexation into the Town, would be an impediment to the natural growth of the Town by annexation.
(g) 
Any other matter deemed relevant by the Council.
(3) 
A majority vote of the Hampstead Town Council is necessary to approve a petition to extend water service outside the corporate limits of the Town of Hampstead.
(4) 
In the event that a petition for provision of service outside the corporate limits of the Town of Hampstead is granted, service shall be provided only under the following conditions:
(a) 
The owner of the property to be served shall guarantee payment in cash or in kind in an amount not less than the total water impact fees as calculated by the Town. The amount of any such payment in cash or in kind shall be determined by the Town and shall not be subject to any limits otherwise enumerated in this chapter.
[Amended 11-12-2002 by Ord. No. 363]
(b) 
The owner of the property to be served shall bear all costs of improvements necessary to make the connection to the Town of Hampstead water system.
(c) 
The owner of the property to be served shall grant all property, easements or rights-of-way deemed necessary or convenient by the Town to connect to the Town of Hampstead water system.
(d) 
Approval of the petition does not relieve the property owner from the other terms and conditions of this chapter.